Mom of dead son is victim, too

11:56 AM,
Apr. 18, 2013

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Latricia Jackson stood before a judge Thursday charged with a crime, but prosecutors said she too was a victim of Antrone Smith.

Jackson, 24, of Westwood, pleaded guilty last month to child endangering involving the death of her 2-year-old son, Damarcus Jackson, who was murdered by Smith, his dad.

Smith punched the child in the stomach in October 2011, causing an internal tear that resulted in the child bleeding to death days later. The mother testified against the father in his murder case, helping win a conviction and a sentence of 15 years to life for Smith. ...